I Still Shoot Film

March 22nd, 2011

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Meet My Canon Canonet:

This is one of my newest babies and was given to me by my Twin Flame (also known as MeauxWasTaken). It’s still functioning but appears to have a non-functioning selenium light meter around the lens…

April 11th, 2010

Sunday Ebay Deals: Film Cameras and Expired Film

It’s Sunday again…. which means it’s time for Sunday Ebay Deals yay (and uh oh I hope I don’t buy any of the cameras I post this week). For those of you who haven’t notices, I only post fully manual cameras because I am old school like that.

I thought it would be a good idea to include some film deals this week, since I’ve gotten quite a few questions about buying film on Ebay. I even found some good Polaroid film deals for those of you desperately searching.

Here we go:

35mm SLRs:

Rolleiflex SL35: current bid 42 pounds, ends in 10 hours, comes with 50mm 1.8 lens. This camera is effing beautiful. http://tinyurl.com/yb66guh

Minolta X-370 KIT: current bid $36.50, ends in 10 hours, comes with 80-200mm lens, 28mm wide angle lens, 50mm lens, leather case, UV lens filter, lens hood http://tinyurl.com/yave9ly

Yashica FX-3: current bid $5, ends in 11 hours, comes with 50mm lens, paperwork, and bag http://tinyurl.com/y9fcn4n

Canon AE-1 MF: current bid $37, ends in 10 hours, comes with 80-200mm and 28mm lenses http://tinyurl.com/ybe4zy6

Minolta X-700: current bid $26, ends in 15 hours, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/yeja39v

Minolta XD11: buy it now $84.99, ends in 29 days, comes with 50mm lens http://tinyurl.com/y8zuuo8

Film:

10 Rolls FujiColor Pro Portrait: current bid 99 cents, ISO 160, expired 2005, 35mm, ends in 6 days http://tinyurl.com/y8q879s

50 Sheets Kodak Ektachrome: current bid $12.50, 64T, expired 2006 but refrigerated, 4x5 format, ends in 6 hours. 4x5 film is super expensive… part of me wants to bid on this http://tinyurl.com/ybbpukl

Polaroid SX-70: current bid $28, expired 2008, double pack, ends in 20 hours http://tinyurl.com/yb7l546

Polaroid Type 668 Land Film Pack: current bid $16.95, double pack (16 shots), EXPIRED 1987, ends in 1 day, 17 hours. This film is super old and super rare, it could have the coolest expired polaroid effects ever or it could be totally black. Someone should risk it http://tinyurl.com/y99d5tl

8 Rolls FujiColor Pro 160s: current bid $25, 120mm, ends in 6 days http://tinyurl.com/yddd4rg

PS: If you have bought one of the cameras listed in my past Ebay deals, it would be the coolest thing ever if you photo-reply with a picture of it :)

April 8th, 2010

i havn't been reading your blog long so i'm not sure if you've previously posted this but what cameras do you own/use?

jnpr-deactivated20100629

I did, you can see a bunch of them if you click on “My Vintage Cameras”

April 6th, 2010

I think its awesome that you still shoot film! My mom bought me a Canon G11 film camera a few months ago and I've been using it ever since. Do you print your own pictures or do you take it somewhere to do it?

trustyourdoctor

I printed my own stuff for years (I also worked as a printer in college) but I no longer have a darkroom at my fingertips :(

I do, however, have a totally kick ass lab that does everything by hand.

April 5th, 2010

I've been shooting digital for the past 3 years, but the last few months I've just been falling more and more in love with film. I am looking for a little rangefinder to walk around with. Someone recommended an old Rollei 35. What would you recommend?

tywynn

Yes a Rollei is ok, or a Kodak Retinette, or one of various Canon rangefinders… Actually if you do an ebay search for 35mm SLR you’d be really surprised the number of rangefinders you’ll find.

April 5th, 2010

hey, i love your blog, and i've been using a digital slr and a lomo diana (yes... i know how people feel about lomo hahah) but i was wondering, what's a good film slr to start of on? thanks!

wildweststylefest-deactivated20

All of the cameras I post on Sunday’s Ebay deals are good SLRs for beginners :)